Quilapayún are a traditional Chilean folk music troupe formed in 1965 who came
to fame during the era of Salvador Allende and went into exile during the
Pinochet dictatorship from 1973. Members have changed over the years and there
was a major internecine conflict that led to two groups, Quilapayún Chile and
Quilapayún France, until 2015.
Founding members were Julio Numhauser and brothers Julio and Eduardo Carrasco
with musical director Angel Parra and they became known for performances of
traditional Andean music. Numhauser and Julio Carrasco both left in the 1960s
and Guil...